Six years of orbiting Jupiter and the discoveries keep coming! Juno’s extended mission brings us closer to Jupiter’s storms, ...

Galileo Galilei's telescopic discovery of Jupiter's four moons in 1610 revolutionized astronomy and supported heliocentric ...

Research and development is underway to create robots that can hunt for signs of life in the vast oceans that exist under the ...

Nearly 415 years ago to the day astronomer Galileo Galilei discovered the moons surrounding Jupiter looking through his ...

A beautiful and fanciful mountain has reportedly been spotted on one of Jupiter's moons, sparking speculation and amazement ...

Europa was one of four moons discovered on Jan. 7, 1610, by astronomer Galileo Galilei. Speaking of Galileo, this photo was ...

Venus and Saturn currently set in the west by roughly 8:30 p.m., while Jupiter sets around 4:30 a.m. and Mars is visible all ...

Nasa said that the purple space lumps surrounding the planet are massive clouds of X-rays. Some of these lumps are even ...

Hot Jupiters are giant planets initially known to orbit alone close to their star. During their migration towards their star, these planets were thought to accrete or eject any other planets present.

"There are still many things related to planetary formation and the early evolution of young planetary systems that we don't ...

Galileo’s repeated observations over several nights and realized they were moons orbiting the gas giant. And thus, Io, Europa and Ganymede became known as the Galilean moons of Jupiter.